FNUS73 KDMX 171414 FWSDMX SPOT FORECAST FOR INGHAM COMPLEX...IOWA DNR-USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA 914 AM CDT MON MAY 17 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 CDT ON MAY 17. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. PLEASE REMEMBER TO SUBMIT A MID BURN OBSERVATION TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR EACH PRESCRIBED BURN. .DISCUSSION... DECREASING CLOUDINESS IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY WITH DRYING CONDITIONS AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BY THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRESSURE ENTERS THE MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 73. MIN HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. HAINES INDEX........5 OR MODERATE POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 5 TO 12 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (47400 KNOT-FT) INCREASING TO GOOD (57300 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (CDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM SKY (%).........44 45 49 50 51 51 53 56 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............63 66 68 70 71 72 71 70 RH..............48 42 39 35 34 33 34 35 EYE LVL WND DIR.NE NE E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.6 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 EYE LVL WND GST.10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 MIX HGT (KFT)...4.0 5.0 6.0 7.1 8.1 9.2 8.8 8.4 MIXNG WIND DIR..NE E E E E E E E MIXNG WIND SPD..12 12 10 9 8 7 7 6 HAINES INDEX....5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........77 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. HAINES INDEX........4 OR LOW POTENTIAL FOR LARGE PLUME DOMINATED FIRE GROWTH. MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL. MIXING WINDS........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. SMOKE DISPERSAL.....FAIR (40000 KNOT-FT). TIME (CDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........58 54 50 46 44 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............69 62 57 54 50 49 RH..............36 46 55 61 71 74 EYE LEVEL WIND..NE 5 NE 4 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 NE 2 EYE LEVEL WIND.. 5 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....8000 2800 300 300 300 300 MIXNG WIND......E 6 E 5 E 5 E 3 E 3 E 3 HAINES INDEX....4 4 4 4 4 4 $$ FORECASTER...SMALL REQUESTED BY...DAVE WHITE TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100517.INGHA.01/DMX